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Human Rights
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Why the European Court of Human Rights Is No Friend to Migrants
The way forward is not to destroy the institutions responsible for upholding human rights, but to reinforce their capability.
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Families of Police Violence Victims Face Trauma Without Support
Truthout spoke with relatives of murdered Black men, who described feeling angry and isolated, their lives left in tatters.
Exile on Main Street
Instead of a ladder, we have built a higher wall to keep the poor out of the middle class.
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Latin America: Women in Resistance and Resilience
What does it mean for women to fight back?
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How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti Âand Built Six Homes
Even as the group has publicly celebrated its work, insider accounts detail a string of failures.
Modi’s “New and Improved” India
The increasingly intolerant societal landscape and a growing economic divide challenge Narendra Modi's vision and ultimately India's democracy.
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The Gambit to Free Chelsea Manning
Manning's lawyers expect to have a hearing before the US Army Criminal Court of Appeals sometime this year.
For Advocates, Push to End Solitary Confinement in Prison Only Begins With Youth Isolation
The call to end youth solitary confinement has been growing louder. Will it extend to those in prison over 18?
Brelo Decision Presents a Crucial Organizing Moment for Young Black Clevelanders
Despite officials' fears, Cleveland has remained calm since the acquittal of Officer Michael Brelo.
Scott Walker: Men Can Sue if a Woman Gets an Abortion, but Women Can’t Sue for Pay Discrimination
Walker says women will “clog up the legal system.”